All Commissioning articles – Page 134
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to implement medicines optimisation
Save money and improve care through better use of medicines
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NewsCCGs line up raft of 'prime contractor' deals
Dozens of clinical commissioning groups are devising innovative contracts in which a lead provider receives an outcomes based payment to integrate an entire care pathway, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: Pointing the way to change in primary care
As government and NHS leaders step up pressure for radical change in general practice, existing extended services – such as Leeds’ York Street practice for homeless people and asylum seekers – may point the way to new approaches and models for primary care.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex CCGs choose new CSU providers
STRUCTURE: New arrangements for providing commissioning support services are being put in place across Surrey and Sussex, NHS England has announced.
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NewsIntegration fund can be used to offset social care cuts
Councils will be allowed to use some of the government’s £3.8bn integrated care fund to protect existing social care services rather than fund service transformation, according to new guidance.
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NewsPopulation boom means '5,000 more midwives' required
Thousands of extra midwives are needed to help hospitals cope with the pressure of a rising birth rate, experts have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to manage excess treatment costs
Looking at a new funding model for excess treatment costs
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NewsExclusive: CSUs hit by payroll failures
The business capabilities of some commissioning support units are being compromised due to ongoing payroll problems related to the transition to the new NHS organisational structure, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England apologises after major complaints 'backlog'
National officials have apologised “unreservedly” after the handling of thousands of complaints about GPs and dentists was delayed following the handover to the reformed NHS system.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England chief executive job description
NHS England is advertising for an “honest, open and transparent” individual to become its chief executive.
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NewsUPDATED: How HSJ has covered the NHS 111 rollout debacle
A round-up of HSJ’s comprehensive coverage of the problematic NHS 111 rollout, from its announcement in 2010 to the most recent developments
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CommentMoney doesn't equal power to patients
Provider compensation for missing waiting targets will not ‘empower’ patients
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News
Plan to change gender reassignment surgery guidelines is dropped
NHS England has shelved proposals to change how it commissions gender reassignment surgery following clinicians’ concerns
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HSJ KnowledgeClare Gerada: Disruptive innovation does more harm than good
A stark choice between revolution and evolution is a false dichotomy
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HSJ Local
Kent CCGs call for views on fertility treatment
STRUCTURE: Clinical Commissioning Groups across Kent are calling on local people to complete a questionnaire on fertility treatment across the South East Coast region.
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NewsJust over quarter of CCGs have conditions remaining after review
A small group of clinical commissioning groups remain under legal direction by NHS England, largely because of concerns about governance and leadership, following a review of authorisation conditions.